Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIx)
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 29, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.152 | English (Spanish) | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.151E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.153E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.152E) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.153 | English (French) | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.151E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.153E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.152E) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.151 | English | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.151E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.153E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.152E) by April 1, 2027 |
| June 30, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Course conducted online | [[[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.233 | Arabic | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.151E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.153E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.152E) by December 1, 2026 |
Overview
- Training Program introducing concepts, definitions, and methodology for the compilation of Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) aligned with the 2019 Financial Soundness Indicators Compilation Guide.
- Purpose: enable researchers, analysts, and policymakers to monitor the soundness of financial systems and support IMF staff financial stability analysis and surveillance.
- Emphasis on the use of FSIs for surveillance and macro-financial analysis, including data collection, aggregation, and consolidation methods.
- Coverage includes core and additional FSIs and their application in macro-financial analysis.
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Officials from central banks and supervisory agencies of the financial sector working or intending to work in the compilation or analysis of financial soundness indicators (FSIs).
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, statistics, finance, accounting or an equivalent degree.
Course objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Define the key concepts of the FSIs.
- Assess the conceptual framework for FSIs, including the regulatory capital, leverage and liquidity concepts.
- Review the data preparation process for FSIs compilation and apply the recommended aggregation and consolidation methods.
- Evaluate the core and additional FSIs and explain the application of each in macro-financial analysis.
- Identify the source data and specify the FSIs for other financial corporations, households, nonfinancial corporations, and real estate markets.
Content and methodology highlights
- Concepts and definitions aligned with the 2019 Financial Soundness Indicators Compilation Guide.
- Data collection process and recommended aggregation and consolidation methods.
- Application of core and additional FSIs in macro-financial analysis.
- Identification of source data for sectors: other financial corporations, households, nonfinancial corporations, and real estate markets.